The 36 Group

David Herbert QC is a specialist in criminal law. He is a formidable jury advocate, tactically astute and known for the pursuit of the fine detail of his cases. David’s work currently involves cases of murder and organised crime, particularly gang related shootings. He appears in the most serious cases of this type on the Midlands Circuit and is noted for his ability to handle the most sensitive and challenging cases, often those with formidable quantities of telephone evidence. He is regularly instructed by the East Midlands Complex Casework Unit to prosecute their most serious and complicated cases. David is considered an expert in cases involving covert law enforcement and is adept at dealing with the sensitive issues that arise in such matters. He has significant experience in cases involving drug importation/supply, money laundering and unlawful immigration on an international scale. Some of his cases have been amongst the largest investigations of their type and involved linked investigations abroad in places such as India, South Africa, the Unites States of America and Holland. He has recently concluded the prosecution of a case involving 27 defendants charged with conspiring to supply drugs around the United Kingdom on a massive scale. David is also a member of the British Association of Sports Law and appears in cases involving all aspects of sports discipline and regulation. He acts as a legal advisor to the Leicestershire RFU Constituent Body on disciplinary matters. David sits as a Recorder in the Crown Court. Recent cases: R v Furniss and others (Nottingham Crown Court) [2014] Murder – the prosecution of a contract killing case arising from a dispute between rival drug dealers in Nottinghamshire. The case involved over 25,000 pages of evidence including extensive telephone and cell site evidence. The complex detail of the case was described by the trial judge (Haddon-Cave J) as a paradigm for telephone/cell site evidence. R v Leon Angel Robinson and others (parts I & II – Nottingham Crown Court) [2014] Conspiracy to supply class A drugs – the prosecution of a case involving the organised supply of massive quantities of cocaine across the Midlands by an organised crime group of a serious calibre. Approximately 20,000 pages of evidence including extensive telephone and cell site evidence. The number of defendants involved meant that the case had to be split into two trials.

Called 1992; Gray’s; Recorder 2009; Queens Counsel 2013; legal advisor to Leicestershire RFU CB Disciplinary Panel 2013.

English

CBA; British Association of Sports Law.

Rugby School; Southampton University (1990 BA (Hons)); Innos of Court School of Law (1991 CPE; 1992 Bar Finals).

Skiing, rugby, cycling, history.